Morning brief: Putin gets rousing welcome not arrest in Mongolia; China school bus crash kills 11, and more
Morning news brief: Sept 3, 2024
Israel has responded to US President Joe Biden's claim that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure hostages from Hamas' captivity in Gaza. In other news,Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in Mongolia Tuesday (Sep 3), defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued last year.
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US President Joe Biden on Monday (Sept 2) said that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. The United States, meanwhile, was close to presenting a "take it or leave it deal" on hostage release and subsequent ceasefire to put a conclusive end to the 11-month war in Gaza.
Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in Mongolia Tuesday (Sep 3), defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued last year. It’s his first visit to an ICC member nation since the Hague-based court found Putin guilty of illegally deporting Ukrainian children when the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
At least 11 students were killed in eastern China on Tuesday (Sep 3) as a speeding bus ploughed into them. Chinese state-controlled media reported that the students were waiting at the gate of a middle school in Tai'an city in Shandong province at 7 am.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday (Sept 3), left for a three-day visit to Brunei and Singapore, with a focus on boosting bilateral ties and enhancing India's capacity for critical technologies, including semiconductors.
The US embassy in Turkey said that a nationalist Turkish youth group on Monday (Sep 2) assaulted two US soldiers in the western part of the country, leading to the arrest of at least 15 individuals.
Daniil Medvedev set-up a potential US Open quarter-final showdown with world number one Jannik Sinner on Monday as both men looked to exploit the huge hole left by the shock exits of superstar duo Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
The Venice Film Festival lit up last night as Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s filmThe Room Next Doorreceived a long 17-minute standing ovation. Movie watchers were mighty impressed with the film starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore in leading roles.